71-Year Old Japanese Becomes Oldest to Scale Mt. Everest

The Japan Mountaineering Association announced that a 71-year old Japanese mountain climber has become the oldest person to reach the 8,850 meter summit of the world's highest mountain.

The 71 years 2 months and 2 day-old Japanese man broke the record of another 70-year old Japanese man.

The man, Yanagisawa, started climbing on April 8th with a New Zealand climbing expedition and reached the top today, May 29th in clear weather.

Japanese are dudes when it comes to climbing. I can remember little old ladies and men zipping by me and my friends when we climbed Fuji, no piece of cake no matter what they tell you.

There's a reason why it's called a mountain top experience…

What's the biggest mountain you have ever climbed…physical, natural or otherwise?

Meanwhile, other Japanese were setting records for bringing home trash that was left behind by others on Mount Everest.